An estimated 13 000 protestors took part in a mass demonstration protesting against planned Government cuts in employee rights and social welfare on 1 February in Helsinki. Photo: Ilona Savitie och Sami Mäkinen.
SAK President Jarkko Eloranta and trade union Presidents Håkan Ekström (Public and Welfare Sectors Trade Union JHL), Sauli Väntti (Electrical Workers’ Union), Ismo Kokko (Finnish Transport Workers’ Union AKT) and Riku Aalto (Industrial Union)